Dive into a bit of history in the waters surrounding this remote Antarctic island, the site of famed explorer Sir Ernest ...
The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica toward the island of South Georgia. The iceberg, called A23a, was previously ...
If it gets stuck near South Georgia Island, that could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young ...
away from South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, according to location coordinates from the U.S. National Ice Center. A collision with these islands could be catastrophic for the large ...
Initially, scientists reportedly expected the iceberg to move toward warmer water and therefore would break up and eventually melt when it reached the remote island of South Georgia. However ...
On the 17th of January 1775, English Captain James Cook landed at Possession Bay in South Georgia Island. While his vessel HMS Resolution sat at anchor in the bay, Cook went ashore, hoisted the ...
Scientists warn that if A23a becomes grounded on South Georgia's continental shelf, it could block access to critical feeding grounds for seals and penguins, which depend on the island's rich ...
the only Falklands combatant buried in South Georgia island. NCO Artuso was an experienced member of the submarine ARA Santa Fe which on 25 April 1982 was attacked and neutralized by Royal Navy ...
Or it could slide past. An iceberg seen on NASA’s Aqua satellite, known as A23a, center, is visible as it heads toward South Georgia Island, top, on Jan. 15, 2025, off the coast of Antarctica.
The trillion-ton slab of ice named A23a could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents. An iceberg seen on NASA’s Aqua satellite, known as A23a ...